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The Smallest Countries in the World by Area

The 50 smallest countries and territories ranked by area, with population, capital and continent for each.

How this is ranked: This ranking includes dependent territories that carry their own ISO country code alongside sovereign states, and only places with at least one city mapped in YearMaps, so a few of the very smallest states are absent.

Entries Ranked: 50
Top Ranked: 2 km²
Runner-Up: 7 km²
Ranked By: Area

The Smallest Countries in the World by Area
#	Name	Area	Population	Capital	Continent
1	Monaco	2 km²	38,341	Monaco	Europe
2	Gibraltar	7 km²	40,126	Gibraltar	Europe
3	Tuvalu	25 km²	9,492	Funafuti	Oceania
4	Bermuda	53 km²	64,555	Hamilton	North America
5	San Marino	61 km²	34,109	San Marino	Europe
6	Macau S.A.R	115 km²	685,900	—	Asia
7	Liechtenstein	160 km²	41,024	Vaduz	Europe
8	Aruba	179 km²	108,785	Oranjestad	North America
9	Marshall Islands	181 km²	36,282	Majuro	Oceania
10	American Samoa	199 km²	46,029	Pago Pago	Oceania
11	Cook Islands	240 km²	14,222	Avarua	Oceania
12	Cayman Islands	264 km²	75,844	George Town	North America
13	Saint Kitts and Nevis	269 km²	46,922	Basseterre	North America
14	Maldives	298 km²	529,676	Malé	Asia
15	Malta	316 km²	579,704	Valletta	Europe
16	United States Virgin Islands	346 km²	103,792	Charlotte Amalie	North America
17	Grenada	349 km²	117,303	St. George's	North America
18	Mayotte	374 km²	320,901	Dzaoudzi	Africa
19	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	389 km²	99,924	Kingstown	North America
20	Turks and Caicos Islands	417 km²	46,855	Cockburn Town	North America
21	Barbados	439 km²	282,623	Bridgetown	North America
22	Antigua and Barbuda	440 km²	94,209	Q36262	North America
23	Curacao	444 km²	156,263	Willemstad	North America
24	Seychelles	459 km²	122,730	Victoria	Africa
25	Northern Mariana Islands	464 km²	43,541	Saipan	Oceania
26	Palau	466 km²	17,663	Ngerulmud	Oceania
27	Andorra	468 km²	82,904	Andorra la Vella	Europe
28	Guam	544 km²	168,999	Hagåtña	Oceania
29	Isle of Man	572 km²	84,118	Douglas	Europe
30	Saint Lucia	617 km²	180,149	Castries	North America
31	Micronesia	702 km²	113,683	Palikir	Oceania
32	Singapore	719 km²	6.11 million	Singapore	Asia
33	Tonga	749 km²	103,742	Nukuʻalofa	Oceania
34	Dominica	751 km²	65,871	Roseau	North America
35	Bahrain	787 km²	1.60 million	Manama	Asia
36	Kiribati	811 km²	136,488	South Tarawa	Oceania
37	Sao Tome and Principe	1,001 km²	240,254	São Tomé	Africa
38	Martinique	1,128 km²	360,630	Fort-de-France	North America
39	Faroe Islands	1,399 km²	54,900	Tórshavn	Europe
40	Aland	1,583 km²	30,836	Mariehamn	—
41	Guadeloupe	1,628 km²	384,160	Basse-Terre	North America
42	Comoros	2,034 km²	882,847	Moroni	Africa
43	Mauritius	2,040 km²	1.24 million	Port Louis	Africa
44	Réunion	2,512 km²	889,679	Saint-Denis	Africa
45	Luxembourg	2,593 km²	686,970	Luxembourg	Europe
46	Hong Kong S.A.R.	2,755 km²	7.50 million	—	Asia
47	Samoa	2,842 km²	219,306	Apia	Oceania
48	Cape Verde	4,033 km²	527,326	Praia	Africa
49	South Georgia and the Islands	4,066 km²	35	King Edward Point	South America
50	French Polynesia	4,167 km²	282,465	Papeete	Oceania

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